Cohors II Asturum et Callaecorum
The Cohors II Asturum et Callaecorum [equitata] was a Roman auxiliary unit. It is known from military diplomats and brickwork.
Components
[edit]- Asturum et Callaecorum : [the] Asturer and Callaecer. The soldiers of the cohort were recruited from the Asturians and Callaecans in the territory of today's Asturias and Galicia.
- Equitata : partially. The unit was a mixed bandage of infantry and cavalry. The addition does not appear explicitly in any of the military diplomats, but 2 military diplomats were exhibited for riders of the cohort.[1]
There are no references to the milliaria (1000 men), so it is assumed that the unit was a Cohors equitata. The target strength of the cohort was 600 men (480 man infantry and 120 riders) consisting of 6 centuria infantry with 80 men and 4 turmae cavalry each with 30 riders.
History
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The first record of the unit was in the province of Pannonia in a military diploma dating back to AD 80. In the diploma, the cohort is listed as part of the troops stationed in Pannonia.[2][3][4]
Locations
[edit]Locations of the cohort in Pannonia and Pannonia inferior may have been:
- Ad Militare (Batina): Brick finds with the stamp COH II AST indicate the presence (of parts) of the cohort in Ad Militare or the surrounding areas ( CIL 3, 10674 ). John Spaul refers to Barnabás Lőrincz regarding the order of the camps in which the unit was stationed.[3]
- Ad Statuas : Here the unit was [possibly] stationed in Lugio together with Cohors VII Breucorum.[4]
- Surduk : Brick finds indicate the presence (of parts) of the cohort in Surduk or the surrounding area.[3]
Members of the cohort
[edit]The following members of the cohort are known:[3]
Commanders
[edit]- Granianus is known from the military diploma of 145. He was in the rank of a prefect.
Others
[edit]- Dasentis, a horseman ( AE 1996, 1257 )
- Entis, a horseman ( CIL 13, 7037 )
References
[edit]- ^ John Spaul, List of the Imperial Roman Army , British Archaeological Reports 2000, BAR International Series (Book 841), p. 81
- ^ Jörg Scheuerbrandt: Exercitus. Tasks, organization and command structure of Roman armies during the imperial period. Dissertation, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Bremerhaven 2003/2004, pp. 161, 163
- ^ a b c d John Spaul, List of the Imperial Roman Army , British Archaeological Reports 2000, BAR International Series (Book 841), p. 81
- ^ a b Margaret M. Roxan: The Auxiliary of the Roman Army in the Iberian Peninsula Volume 2. discovery.ucl.ac.uk, 1973 , pp. 152-153.